• What Women Want in a Hotel Room

    What Women Want in a Hotel Room

    When I was a banker, HR chose 5 star hotels. 5 star business hotels are not always female friendly. If in commercial neighborhoods, streets are dark at night. A majority male population might mean loud guy-friendly bars.  Today with The Women’s Travel Group, we chose differently.

    Italy tours with no extra single supplement for women,
    One of WTGroup’s Italy tours

    A female hotel check list is different; star level can be less important. When I walk into a hotel room here is what I do:

    First I want to know how to operate the a/c and lights.…

     
  • How to use Uber and Such Overseas

    How to use Uber and Such Overseas

    Who (of a certain age) does not use car services? They can be cheaper than taxis, are scheduled, and generally women feel safer. Price is known up front. Tips as well. What happens if you are overseas and need a service? Here is personal experience to date from The Women’s Travel Group.

    Car services for women overseas.
    WTG August 2022 group at Ixtapan Resort.

    Uber operates in many countries. You use the same app as on a US mobile phone.For Uber and other services, follow these rules.…

     
  • Purge Your Carry On Bags

    Purge Your Carry On Bags

    Things I purged from my carry on to make it lighter. The Women’s Travel Group ideas for easier travel.

    One of our Groups Traveling https://www.thewomenstravelgroup.com

    Sneakers: wear them to save interior space. Throw in a cheap pair of ‘ballet flats’. with decent soles My go-to ballet flats are allbirds.com.

    Extra bra and underpants. In 3-5 minutes anyone can wash underwear. Save the space for socks and tuck them into edge spaces.

    Little hotel amenity bottles labeled with volumes are a thing of the past.

     
  • Go or Not? Women’s Travel Worry

    Go or Not? Women’s Travel Worry

    Before Covid, we, senior women felt immune to life’s surprises. But a surprise like a pandemic, changed us. Women now have travel worry. It is 2023, we are restarting our travel life, with new emotions, plus a few more years under our belts. Go or not? That is the question.

    The Women's Travel Group visits Mexico City 2023
    Main square Mexico City Source: Mexico Tourism

    Where to go?  Some places are new to tourism but how long will they stay open? We visited Iran as a group of women when it opened- see photo below.…

     
  • The Most Beautiful Airplane Landings.

    The Most Beautiful Airplane Landings.

    Some of us cringe when landing. Some are glued to the window. Others realize they should have used the bathroom. Here are some magnificent views to enjoy as your plane descends.  

    The Women's Travel Group visits Paris November 2023.
    Source VisitParis

    Paris. Landing in Paris is beyond gorgeous.  From the air, Paris has an unmatched elegance. Domes like that of Sacre Coeur and Napoleon’s Tomb/Les Invalides are easy to site (photo left is from Wikipedia). Churches like Notre Dame and Saint Sulpice might be visible.. Boulevards criss cross star shape from the Etoile (star in French) .…

     
  • Duty Free Deals or Slippery Shopping?

    Duty Free Deals or Slippery Shopping?

    The facts from The Women’s Travel Group:

    1. You are already burdened by carrying stuff you should have checked. 
    2. Duty Free items can be boring: liquor, tobacco, perfumes, accessories, food, electronics. 
    3. Merchants do not pay duty/taxes so items might be cheaper inside an airport. But not necessarily!
    The Womens Travel Group
    Women from The Women’s Travel Group with a new friend

    What is a deal then? If there are branches of local stores, you might find deals unavailable at home. Examples: Boots cosmetics and medicine in UK airports. …

     
  • ABC’s of Travel for Women Traveling

    ABC’s of Travel for Women Traveling

    A is for Air conditioning vs Climate Control. 

    In Europe Climate Control rather than Air Conditioning is common.  

    Ixtapan Resort high in the mountains https://www.thewomenstravelgroup.com/tours/

    With air conditioning you can usually set exactly how cold you want your room. (That is once you figure out the controls on the wall).  With climate control, the hotel system sets the temperature. You can chose your level within a range of hot and cold. 

    When setting temperatures, take into consideration the altitude. Desert climates as in our Saudi Arabia trip or mountains as in Mexico August trip means much cooler evenings that you might expect. …

     
  • What Women Carry On Planes

    What Women Carry On Planes

    I have a great new mirror. It is a high magnification mirror as a gift for a woman traveler.  It is bigger than compact size and not hand held. It is fragile and could break into sharp pieces? (Hopefully not). Can I carry it on the plane? The real life answer will come in  3 weeks when I fly. The mirror will be packed carefully in carry on luggage. Cliff hanger result to be continued….

    The  official TSA answer is yes a mirror can be carried on the plane. …

     
  • Get help without looking pathetic.

    Please admit it, we women travelers sometimes need help.  We don’t always feel comfortable asking for help. Ask or not? Tip or not? 

    Requesting a wheelchair for the airport is common. Since 1986 US law has required wheelchairs in US airports.  There is no needed proof of disability, some able bodied travelers take wheelchairs in order to skip lines. This makes wheelchairs scarcer.

    Procedure: call your airline at least 48 hours before departure. (Some airlines have a request link on their site). …

     
  • Guaranteed Superb Treatment- Women Dining Alone

    Guaranteed Superb Treatment- Women Dining Alone

    When a woman walks into a restaurant alone, the Maitre d’ might have one of the following reactions:

    1. He/she looks behind her to see if there is another diner. 
    2. He/she asks: Are you expecting someone else? 
    3. He/she takes you to a table often near the kitchen, or service area. 

    Some background information. It is a statistical fact that men diners tip more than women tip.  Larger groups of men tip eve more, when wait staff is female and young. 

    As a result, women solo diners begin with a sexist disadvantage.   …

     
 
 
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